On Monday & Tuesday 16-17 December 2019 the 2019 Malawi Internet Governance Forum (MWIGF) will convene in Lilongwe, Malawi. The Malawi IGF is a multistakeholder forum that has been held since 2014 to discuss issues of Internet governance that affect Malawi and the region as a whole.
On Wednesday December 2 2019, at 4:30pm ET (21:30 UTC), the Internet Society Washington DC Chapter, DiploUS, and IGF-USA will host a roundtable to follow up on the 2019 Internet Governance Forum. From 25 to 29 November 2019 over 3,600 people gathered in Berlin to move the dialogue forward on some of the most pressing issues and questions facing the Internet, focusing on 3 main themes: Digital Inclusion; Data Governance; and Security, Safety, Stability, and Resilience. In addition, a major topic was “IGF Plus,” which has been proposed as a way to strengthen the current IGF structure to address the perceived shortcomings of the forum, such as a lack of actionable outcomes, or limited participation by governments and the private sector. Remote participation will be available via Zoom, as well as Livestream.
Today Monday October 28 2019NetThing takes place in Sydney. NetThing 2019 is the first edition renewal of an annual forum to strengthen Australia’s Internet governance community, and consists of robust Australia-based Internet policy exploration and discussion. The event will be webcast live via APNIC YouTube.
The 2019 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF)will be held in Arusha, Tanzania from 17-18 October 2019. The EAIGF, which first convened in 2008, aims at creating a community of practice that will, in the long term, become a sustaining foundation for meaningful participation of East African stakeholders in internet public policy debates at the national, regional and international level. The participating nations are Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.
The 5th Edition of Tanzania Internet Governance Forum (TZIGF) takes place today 16th October 2019 in Arusha Tanzania. Tanzania Internet Governance Forum is a multi-stakeholder platform for Internet Policy and Governance dialogue.The platform include stakeholders from the civil society, private sector, government, technical community, academia, media, children, youth, women, people with disabilities orgs. The event is being webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
Today, Friday 4 October 2019, the 3rd annual Barbados Internet Governance Forum (IGFBB) takes place in Bridgetown. This year’s event serves as the climax of Smart Barbados Week, and is highly focused on issues of development, inclusion and protection of the citizens who will ultimately decide the success of any national transformation initiative. There are two tracks, both of which will be transmitted live via theInternet Society Livestream Channels.
The 2019 Latin America and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (LACIGF 12) will be held from August 6 to 8, 2019 in La Paz, Bolivia, hosted by the Internet Society Bolivia Chapter. Since 2008 LACIGF has become a true regional meeting space for multistakeholder policy debate where different stakeholders representing governments, the private sector, the technical community, academia and civil society organizations share and discuss their views on Internet Governance, in preparation for the global Internet Governance Forum. This year’s event will be webcast live in English, Spanish, and Portuguese via uStream, with a simulcast via ISOC.LIVE
El Foro de Gobernanza de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe de 2019 (LACIGF 12) se llevará a cabo del 6 al 8 de agosto de 2019 en La Paz, Bolivia, organizado por el Capítulo Bolivia de Internet Society. Desde 2008, LACIGF se ha convertido en un verdadero espacio de reunión regional para el debate de políticas de múltiples partes interesadas donde diferentes partes interesadas que representan a los gobiernos, el sector privado, la comunidad técnica, la academia y las organizaciones de la sociedad civil comparten y discuten sus puntos de vista sobre la gobernanza de Internet, en preparación para la gobernanza global de Internet Foro. El evento de este año se transmitirá en vivo en inglés, español y portugués a través de uStream, con una transmisión simultánea a ISOC.LIVE.
O Fórum de Governança da Internet para a América Latina e o Caribe de 2019 (LACIGF 12) será realizado de 6 a 8 de agosto de 2019 em La Paz, Bolívia, organizado pelo Capítulo Internet Society Bolivia. Desde 2008, o LACIGF tornou-se um verdadeiro espaço de reunião regional para o debate de políticas de participação múltipla, onde diferentes partes interessadas representando governos, setor privado, comunidade técnica, academia e organizações da sociedade civil compartilham e discutem seus pontos de vista sobre Governança In ternet, em preparação para a governança global da Internet. Fórum. O evento deste ano será transmitido ao vivo em inglês, espanhol e português via uStream, com um simulcast via ISOC.LIVE
Today Wednesday 1st August 2019 the Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) will be held on at the Nairobi Sarova Panafric Hotel. The Kenya IGF is an annual meeting that brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and Internet policy. While the discussions give soft policy outcomes, Kenya Internet Governance Forum is a knowledge sharing platform that informs and inspires policy actors in both the public and private sectors. The national forum also feeds into the regional and global Internet Governance Fora through a chain of reporting and representation to the regional and global Internet Governance Fora to ensure a bottom up Internet policy development processes and a strong link between global internet policies and the national one. The event will be webcast live on theInternet Society Livestream Channel.
Today, Thursday July 25 2019, the annual USA Internet Governance Forum (IGF-USA) takes place in Washington DC. IGF-USA 2019 includes panels on panels on Techlash, privacy frameworks, digital inclusion, competition, artificial intelligence, platform content moderation, and 5G. Keynoters are Ambassador Robert L. Strayer – Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, , and Commissioner Christine S. Wilson – Federal Trade Commission. The entire event, including breakout tracks, will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel with open captions (RTT), sponsored by Afilias.
On Friday January 31st, 2020 from 9am-5pm AST (13:00-21:00 UTC) the fourth Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) will be held in San Fernando, Trinidad. TTIGF 2020 has the theme “The Internet & You: Ensuring the Internet’s Future”. The event will be webcast live on both YouTube and the Internet Society Livestream Channel #2.
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